Jackson City Council member Derek Dobies, 6th Ward, has donated more than $6,000 of his council salary as part of his 2011 pledge to donate his stipend to the city and area nonprofits.(Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)

JACKSON, MI – One Jackson City Council member is periodically returning his council pay back to the city and city nonprofits.

Of the $8,082 Dobies has made so far as part of his City Council stipend, more than $6,000 has been donated to Jackson nonprofits.

According to the site, some nonprofits that have received donations from Dobies include the Jackson Eyeopeners Lions Club, the Jackson Downtown Kiwanis Club, the Salvation Army and the Michigan Theatre.

"Putting these donations online for the public to view is about taking ... a step towards open government," Dobies said. "This brings a little transparency to my original pledge."